Ship-protector.



J. SANTORE.

SHIP PROTECTOR.

APPLICATION HLED OCT- I, 3917.

2 Q 2Q Q5 Patented Dec. 11, 191711 2 SHEETS-SHEET I.

J. .SANTORE.

SHIP PROTECTOR.

APPLICATION FILED OCT-b1917- Patented 10%. 11,1911

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

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Application filed October 1 1917. Serial No. 194,164.

the ship will not be impeded upon its travel nor prevented from docking when desired.

A further object of the device is the provision of a barrier adapted to be thrown around a ship for substantially lnclosing the same and permitting the ship to be freely turned for dodging torpedoes when desired, and ready means being provided for elevating the device above the water when not required for use and for immediate positronlng in its protecting arrangement whenever the occasion demands. I

In the drawings forming a part of this application in which like designating characters refer to corresponding parts throughout the several views Figure 1 is a top plan view of. a sh1p provided with the present device.

Fig. 2 is a side elevational View thereof.

Fig. 3 is a vertical transverse section of the same with the device illustrated by dotted lines in its elevated inoperative urrangement, and a Fig. 4: is a perspective view of one of the portions or section of the device detached.

The protector may be operatively attached to any boat or ship such as the ship having masts 11 and a deck 12., my structure which is adapted to be carried thereby being broadly in the form of curved fences 13 ad- ,justably mounted at opposite sides of the ship.

Each fence 13 may be formed of a curvature substantially conforming to the sides of the ship 10 and of a desirable length, the same being herein illustrated as comprising two sections 14 arranged with top and bottom rails 15 and 16 respectively connecting the sections 14 together. Rods 17 of any desired number are arranged with their outer ends hinged to the lower rail 16 of the adja- Specification of Letters Patent.

20 of the brackets 19. h Braces 21 are connected between the rods 17. frames 22 are hinged at their outer ends 23 to the top rails 15 of the fences and have hooked inner ends 24 adapted for engaging within receiving loops 25' carried by the brackets 19 at suitable points above the lugs 18. By this arrangement, the fences 13 will be obliquely positioned at opposite sides of the ship 10 and maintained in such position Whenever required for use. a v A Windlass or winding drum 26 is arranged upon'the deck 12 having cords 27 attached thereto. Each cord 27 is provided with two branch ropes 28 and 29, the former of which has its outer end attached at a convenient point upon the lower rail 16 of the adiacent fence 13 as at 30 and passes through a ring or pulley 31 upon the forwardly positioned mast 11 while said branch cord 28 is adapted to be hooked over a take up member 32 upon the deck 12 when thefence is, operatively positioned. The other branch cord 29 is connected as at 33 to the connecting portion 34 of the U-frame 22 and passage through thesaid ring 31 and rope 35 may also be arranged between the upper rails 15 of the fences 13 and the bow portion 36 of the ship 10. The fences 13 are readily elevated simultaneously at opposite sides of the ship 10by turning the drum 26 and winding the cords 27 thereon, it being understood that the branch cords 28 have first been released from the take-up members 32. The drawing upwardly of the branch cords 28 and 29by reason of this pulling action exerted upon the cords 27 draws upwardly on the lower rail 16 of the fences 13 and also disengages the hook 24L and elevates the frames 22 so that the elements assume their dotted line positions illustrated in Fig. 3 of the drawings. This inoperative position of the device permits the ship 10 tomove freely through the water so that the same may approach a dock for loading and unloading purposes and may also travel with the device so arranged whenever the protector is not required. When a submarine appears, the drum 26 may be released and the fences 13 will lower of their own weight to their operative positions permitting the hooks 24 to be engaged within the loops 25 and the branch cords 28 to be placed within the take-up members 32.

A submarine or torpedo approaching from either side of the Ship 10 W11]. be resented by the barrierorfence 13 at that side of the ship rendering it difiicult to injure the ship.

What I claim as new 'is 1. A protector for ships comprising brackets flatly attached to the hull of a ship, a

.fence formed in sections obliquely arranged outwardly of the ship and said brackets when operatively positioned, top and bottom rails for the fence connected between.

. for the fence operable from the back of the ship connected to the said frame and lower,

rail.

2. A protector for ships comprising brackets flatly attached to the hull of a ship, a fence formed in sections obliquely arranged outwardly of the ship and said brackets when operatively positioned, top and bottom rails for the fence connected between the sections thereof, rods pivotally connected between said lower rail and points adjacent the keel portions of said brackets, a winding drum and a mast upon the ship, a ring upon the mast, a take-up member upon the ship, cords wound upon said drum and having branch cords passing through the said rings and attached to said frames and lower rails respectively, the branch cord for said rails being adapted for detachable connection with the said take-up members when the device is operatively arranged.

3. In combination with a ship, oppositely arranged, protecting barriers of substan tially the same length as the ship and of substantially the same curvature as the adjacent sides of the ship, pivotal rod connections between the said barriers and the keel portion of the ship, frames hinged to the upper edges of the barriers for detachable connection with the ship adjacent the deck thereof, simultaneously operable elevating means for the barriers and disconnecting means for the frames, and actuating means for said elevating and attaching means positioned upon the deck of the ship.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature.

JOSEPH SANTORE. 

